1931–32 Lancashire Cup

The 1931–32 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Once again a new name was to be added to the trophy this year as it was the turn of Salford, who won the trophy for the first time by beating neighbours and close rivals Swinton in the final by 10-8.

1931-32 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersSalford
Runners-upSwinton

Background

At the time of the great schism in 1895, Salford had initially remained loyal to the Rugby Football Union but in April 1896 the board met and only three members opposed the motion to switch to the new code. The change of heart was partly brought about by the sudden lack of “interesting” or derby fixtures for the club.

Competition and results

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at 13 but from this season the fixture format was changed. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.[1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 10 Oct 1931Broughton Rangers8-13WiganThe Cliff[2]
2Sat 10 Oct 1931Oldham13-13BarrowWatersheddings
3Sat 10 Oct 1931Wigan Highfield7-7LeighTunstall Lane
4Sat 10 Oct 1931Salford16-5St. HelensThe Willows[3]
5Sat 10 Oct 1931Warrington11-2St Helens RecsWilderspool[4]
6Sat 10 Oct 1931Widnes10-3Rochdale HornetsLowerhouse Lane[5]
7Swintonbye
8blankblank

Round 1 – replays

Involved 2 matches

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 14 Oct 1931Leigh11-7Wigan HighfieldMather Lane
2Thu 15 Oct 1931Barrow27-9OldhamCraven Park1

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 21 Oct 1931Leigh7-37SwintonMather Lane
2Wed 21 Oct 1931Warrington7-17SalfordWilderspool[4]
3Thu 22 Oct 1931Widnes7-6WiganLowerhouse Lane[2][5]
4Barrowbye

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 04 Nov 1931Swinton37-0WidnesStation Road7,000[5]
2Wed 11 Nov 1931Salford21-0BarrowThe Willows-

Final

The final was played at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire) and on the banks of the River Irwell. The attendance was 26,471 and receipts £1,030. The attendance was a new record beating the 25,656 of 1924.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 21 November 1931Salford10-8SwintonThe Cliff26,471£1,6542 3[6]

Teams and scorers
Salford № Swinton
teams
Gus Risman1Bob Scott
Fergie Southward2Frank Buckingham
Emlyn Jenkins 3George Whittaker
Sammy Miller 4Johnny Jones
Barney Hudson 5Jack Kenny
Reg Meek 6Hughie Salmon
Billy Watkins 7Bryn Evans (c)
Billy Williams 8Miller Strong
Fred Shaw9Tommy Armitt
Joe Bradbury10Joe Wright
Alf Middleton11Martin Hodgson
Teddy Haines12Fred Beswick
Jack Feetham13Fred Butters
10score8
3HT3
Scorers
Tries
Emlyn Jenkins (2)TJohnny Jones (1)
THughie Salmon (1)
Goals
Fergie Southward (2)GMartin Hodgson (1)
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeFrank Peel (Bradford)

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success
First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Warrington 11
St Helens Recs 2
Warrington 7
Salford 17
Salford 16
St. Helens 5
Salford 21
Barrow 0
Oldham 13 - 9
Barrow 13 - 27
Barrow
bye
blank
blank
Salford 10
Swinton 8
Wigan Highfield 7 - 7
Leigh 7 - 11
Leigh 7
Swinton 37
Swinton
bye
Swinton 37
Widnes 0
Widnes 10
Rochdale Hornets 3
Widnes 7
Wigan 6
Broughton Rangers 8
Wigan 13

Notes
  1. The first Lancashire Cup match played at the new ground
  2. The attendance of 26,471 was a new record for a Lancashire Cup final attendance
  3. The Cliff was the home ground of Broughton Rangers from 1913 and until they moved out to Belle Vue in 1933. In 1938 Manchester United moved in and used it as both a match ground for academy teams etc. and a general a training ground. They purchased the ground outright in 1951 and downgraded it to Junior team use in the early 2000s

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  3. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  5. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.